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For our affairs in hand。 If that come short�察�Our substitutes at home shall 

have blank charters�察�Whereto�察�when they shall know what men are   rich�察�

They shall subscribe them for large sums of gold�察�And send them after to 

supply our wants�察�For we will make for Ireland presently。 

      Enter BUSHY 

      Bushy�察�what news�拭�BUSHY。 Old John of Gaunt is grievous sick�察�my 

lord�察�Suddenly taken�察�and hath sent poste´haste To entreat your Majesty to 

visit   him。  KING   RICHARD。      Where   lies  he�拭 �BUSHY。   At  Ely   House。 

KING RICHARD。 Now put it�察�God�察�in the physician's mind To help him 

to   his   grave   immediately�   �The   lining   of   his   coffers   shall   make   coats   To 

deck our soldiers for these Irish wars。 Come�察�gentlemen�察�let's all go visit 

him。   Pray   God   we   may   make   haste�察  �and   come   too   late�   �ALL。   Amen。 

Exeunt 



       



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                      ACT II。 



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                        SCENE I。 London。 Ely House 



     Enter JOHN OF GAUNT�察�sick�察�with the DUKE OF YORK�察�etc。 

       GAUNT。        Will   the   King    come�察   �that   I  may    breathe    my    last   In 

wholesome   counsel   to   his   unstaid   youth�拭  �YORK。   Vex   not   yourself�察  �nor 

strive   not   with   your   breath�察  �For   all   in   vain   comes   counsel   to   his   ear。 

GAUNT。 O�察�but they say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like 

deep harmony。 Where words are scarce�察�they are seldom spent in vain�察�For 

they breathe truth that breathe their words ´in pain。 He that no more must 

say is listen'd more Than they whom youth and ease have taught to glose�察�

More are men's ends mark'd than their lives before。 The setting sun�察�and 

music   at   the   close�察�As   the   last   taste   of   sweets�察  �is   sweetest   last�察  �Writ   in 

remembrance         more    than   things   long    past。  Though      Richard    my    life's 

counsel would not hear�察�My death's sad tale may yet undeaf his ear。 YORK。 

No�察�it is stopp'd with other flattering sounds�察�As praises�察�of whose taste the 

wise are fond�察�Lascivious metres�察�to whose venom sound The open ear of 

youth     doth   always     listen�察 �Report     of  fashions    in  proud    Italy�察  �Whose 

manners still our tardy apish nation Limps after in base imitation。 Where 

doth the world thrust forth a vanity´ So it be new�察�there's no respect how 

vile´   That   is   not   quickly   buzz'd   into   his   ears�拭  �Then   all   too   late   comes 

counsel to be heard Where will doth mutiny with wit's regard。 Direct not 

him   whose   way   himself   will   choose。   'Tis   breath   thou   lack'st�察  �and   that 

breath wilt thou lose。 GAUNT。 Methinks I am a prophet new inspir'd�察�And 

thus expiring do foretell of him�此�His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last�察�

For violent fires soon burn out themselves�察�Small showers last long�察�but 

sudden storms are short�察�He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes�察�With 

eager feeding food doth choke the feeder�察�Light vanity�察�insatiate cormorant�察�

Consuming means�察�soon preys upon itself。 This royal throne of kings�察�this 

scept'red   isle�察 �This   earth   of   majesty�察  �this   seat   of   Mars�察 �This   other   Eden�察�

demi´paradise�察�This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection 

and   the   hand   of   war�察  �This   happy   breed   of   men�察  �this   little   world�察  �This 

precious stone set in the silver sea�察�Which serves it in the office of a wall�察�

Or as a moat defensive to a house�察�Against the envy of less happier lands�察�

This   blessed   plot�察  �this   earth�察  �this   realm�察  �this   England�察  �This   nurse�察  �this 



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teeming womb of royal kings�察�Fear'd by their breed�察�and famous by their 

birth�察�Renowned for their deeds as far from home�察�For Christian service 

and   true   chivalry�察�As   is   the   sepulchre   in   stubborn   Jewry   Of   the   world's 

ransom�察�blessed Mary's Son�察�This land of such dear souls�察�this dear dear 

land�察  �Dear   for   her   reputation   through   the   world�察  �Is   now   leas'd   out´I   die 

pronouncing   it´   Like   to   a   tenement   or   pelting   farm。   England�察  �bound   in 

with the triumphant sea�察�Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege 

Of   wat'ry   Neptune�察  �is   now   bound   in   with   shame�察  �With   inky   blots   and 

rotten parchment bonds�察�That England�察�that was wont to conquer others�察�

Hath   made   a   shameful   conquest   of   itself。 Ah�察  �would   the   scandal   vanish 

with my life�察�How happy then were my ensuing death� �

       Enter KING and QUEEN�察�AUMERLE�察�BUSHY�察�GREEN�察�BAGOT�察�

Ross�察�and WILLOUGHBY 

       YORK。 The King is come�察�deal mildly with his youth�察�For young hot 

colts being rag'd do rage the more。 QUEEN。 How fares our noble uncle 

Lancaster�拭  �KING   RICHARD。   What   comfort�察  �man�拭  �How   is't   with   aged 

Gaunt�拭  �GAUNT。   O�察  �how   that   name   befits   my   composition�   �Old   Gaunt�察�

indeed�察�and gaunt in being old。 Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast�察�

And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt�拭�For sleeping England long 

time have I watch'd�察�Watching breeds leanness�察�leanness is an gaunt。 The 

pleasure that some fathers feed upon Is my strict fast´I mean my children's 

looks�察�And therein fasting�察�hast thou made me gaunt。 Gaunt am I for the 

grave�察�gaunt as a grave�察�Whose hollow womb inherits nought but bones。 

KING      RICHARD。        Can    sick   men    play  so   nicely   with   their   names�拭�

GAUNT。 No�察�misery makes sport to mock itself�此�Since thou dost seek to 

kill my name in   me�察�I   mock my name�察�great king�察�to flatter thee。 KING 

RICHARD。 Should dying men flatter with those that live�拭�GAUNT。 No�察�

no�察�men living flatter those that die。 KING RICHARD。 Thou�察�now a´dying�察�

sayest thou flatterest me。 GAUNT。 O�察�no� �thou diest�察�though I the sicker 

be。 KING RICHARD。 I am in health�察�I breathe�察�and see thee ill。 GAUNT。 

Now He that made me knows I see thee ill�察�Ill in myself to see�察�and in thee 

seeing ill。 Thy death´bed is no lesser than thy land Wherein thou liest in 

reputation sick�察�And thou�察�too careless patient as thou art�察�Commit'st thy 

anointed body to the cure Of those physicians that first wounded thee�此�A 



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thousand flatterers sit within thy crown�察�Whose compass is no bigger than 

thy head�察�And yet�察�incaged in so small a verge�察�The waste is no whit lesser 

than thy land。 O�察�had thy grandsire with a prophet's eye Seen how his son's 

son should destroy his sons�察�From forth thy reach he would have laid thy 

shame�察�Deposing thee before thou wert possess'd�察�Which art possess'd now 

to depose thyself。 Why�察�cousin�察�wert thou regent of the world�察�It were a 

shame to let this land by lease�察�But for thy world enjoying but this land�察�Is 

it not more than shame to shame it so�拭�Landlord of England art thou now�察�

not   King。   Thy   state   of   law   is   bondslave   to   the   law�察  �And   thou´   KING 

RICHARD。 A lunatic lean´witted fool�察�Presuming on an ague's privilege�察�

Darest with thy frozen admonition Make pale our cheek�察�chasing the royal 

blood With fury from his native residence。 Now by my seat's right royal 

majesty�察�Wert thou not brother to great Edward's son�察�This tongue that runs 

so roundly in thy head Should run thy head from thy unreverent shoulders。 

GAUNT。 O�察  �Spare  me not�察 �my  brother Edward's   son�察 �For that   I  was his 

father Edward's son�察�That blood already�察�like the pelican�察�Hast thou tapp'd 

out�察  �and   drunkenly  carous'd。   My  brother   Gloucester�察  �plain   well´meaning 

soul´    Whom      fair  befall  in  heaven     'mongst    happy    souls� �   May    be   a 

precedent   and   witness   good   That   thou   respect'st   not   spilling   Edward's 

blood。 Join with the present sickness that I have�察�And thy unkindness be 

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